| Jones in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alfie Charles Jones [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 October 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) [2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Middlesbrough | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Southampton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Southampton | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → St Mirren (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | → Gillingham (loan) | 30 | (2) |
| 2020–2025 | Hull City | 180 | (2) |
| 2025– | Middlesbrough | 12 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:39, 22 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
Alfie Charles Jones (born 7 October 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for EFL Championship club Middlesbrough.
Jones grew up in Long Ashton, a small village on the outskirts of Bristol. He attended Birdwell School and Backwell School. He played at the Southampton Academy in Bath.[ citation needed ]
Jones played on loan for Scottish Premiership club St Mirren during the 2018–19 season, but the agreement was terminated by St Mirren in January 2019. [3]
On 2 July 2019, Jones signed a season-long loan with Gillingham. [4] During his spell with the club, he made 36 appearances in all competitions. [5]
On 4 September 2020, Jones joined League One side Hull City for an undisclosed fee, signing a one-year deal. [6] He made his debut for the club on 8 September 2020, in the 1–2 loss to Leicester City U21 in the first round match of the EFL Trophy. [7] On 18 May 2021, the club announced that they had exercised the option of a one-year contract extension for Jones. [8] On 9 June 2021, Hull City announced that Jones had signed a new two-year contract, with the club having the option of a further year. [9]
On 23 April 2022, Jones scored his first goal for the Tigers, netting the second of three goals in Hull's 3–0 home win over Reading. [10] The following season, on 2 May 2023, Jones was decorated with Hull's Player of the Year award, as decided by head coach, Liam Rosenior. [11] On 17 May 2023, Jones signed a new three-year deal with the club. [12]
In July 2025, Jones joined Middlesbrough. [13]
Jones is of Canadian descent through a grandparent, and was approached to play for the Canada national team in October 2025. [14] In November 2025, he was named to the squad ahead of a pair of friendlies. [15]
Having been used mostly as a defender prior to his arrival at Gillingham, Jones spent most of his time with the League One club playing as a midfielder. [16] However, since moving to Hull City, he has returned to being a defender. [12] In 2023, then Hull coach Liam Rosenior highlighted Jones' interceptions, blocks, and ball-playing abilities as being amongst his best attributes. [12]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Southampton U21 | 2016–17 [17] | — | — | — | 4 [a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 [18] | — | — | — | 3 [a] | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| Total | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |||||
| Southampton | 2018–19 [19] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 [20] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| St Mirren (loan) | 2018–19 [19] | Scottish Premiership | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | |
| Gillingham (loan) | 2019–20 [20] | League One | 30 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| Hull City | 2020–21 [21] | League One | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 [a] | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| 2021–22 [22] | Championship | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 [23] | Championship | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 41 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 [24] | Championship | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 45 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 [25] | Championship | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 43 | 0 | ||
| Total | 180 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 191 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 223 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 247 | 6 | ||
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